The shootg rekdled memori of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse gay nightclub Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people.
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- GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
- HERE ARE THE FIVE VICTIMS WHO WERE KILLED COLORADO GAY NIGHTCLUB SHOOTG
GUNMAN KILLED 5 AT COLORADO SPRGS GAY CLUB BEFORE BEG SUBDUED BY PATRONS, POLICE SAY
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HERE ARE THE FIVE VICTIMS WHO WERE KILLED COLORADO GAY NIGHTCLUB SHOOTG
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